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Nevertheless, the colonists very generally accepted them as a basic settlement of the crisis. They joyfully celebrated the repeal, and they enthusiastically reaffirmed their allegiance to Britain.
Colonial reaction and Patrick Henry were outraged by the language of the Declaratory Act. It showed that the United Kingdom was unwilling to listen to colonists' grievances about their lack of representation in parliament. The Act also demonstrated that more taxes were on the way, and further oppression was to come.
Repeal. The Stamp Act became one of the most controversial laws ever passed by Parliament, and after several months of protests and boycotts which damaged British trade, it was repealed on 18 March 1766.
The colonists ignored the Declaratory Act for the same reasons they ignored the Stamp Act, which the Declaratory Act helped repeal. They claimed their colonial assemblies were the only government bodies with the right to impose taxation and make laws.
Reaction. Although many in Parliament felt that taxes were implied in this clause, other members of Parliament and many of the colonists—who were busy celebrating what they saw as their political victory—did not. Other colonists, however, were outraged because the Declaratory Act hinted that more acts would be coming.
Declaratory Act Dates Royal assent 18 March 1766 Commencement 18 March 1766 Repealed 31 July 1964 Other legislation10 more rows
Parliament - An Act Repealing the Stamp Act; March 18, 1766. Passed on March 22, 1765, the Stamp Act, which required all paper goods to be taxed, caused an uproar in the American Colonies.
March 1766: Colonial resistance to the Stamp Act and pressure from London merchants prompt Parliament to abolish the Stamp Act.
The Act was repealed in 1964, with the handful of remaining British colonies in the West Indies already governed by constitutions explicitly granted under the authority of Parliament, and in particular by the West Indies Act 1962.
On March 18, 1766, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and passed the Declaratory Act.
